Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-01-07
THE BOYS WHO WORE THE BLUE.



A public installation of the officers of
Cummings Post. No. 81, G. A. II. will be
held at their hall in iinesburgh, January
s, at I O'Clock p m, with General w. w.
Henry of Burlington as mastering Off
GER.
Complaint was recently made to the
pension Office that Helen >. Staples of st.
Johnsbury, a pensioner as the widow of
Guy b. Staples, late of the Third Yer
mont Battery, had forfeited her pension
by cohablting with IL man to whom she
was not married James +. Curran, special
examiner of the pension office, was sent
to investigate the matter. After com
mencing the investigation he was absent
a few days. When he returned to.cOm-
plete the vestigation lac found that Mrs.
Staples had married in the meantime.
which act terminated her pension y
guardian was appointed for her children,
who Immediately applied for Il pension for
the children, which they are entitled to,
upon the remarriage of the widow, until
they become IL years of age.
John II. Humphrey, past commander of
William c. Tracy post q. a. X. of Wind
sOr, has been appointed assistant inspec
tor general for the department of Yer
mont by Gen. l.. &. Fairchlld, command
erin chief
Col. w &. Veazey has been engaged to
speak before the Putney Grand Amy
post at a camp fire to be held there next
month.
The West Concord post is rehearsing the
drama Hal Hazard" and will present it
early in January.
| The post at Worcester will have au oys-
ter supper January S.
A Women's Relief corps was organized
at Newport, December - with Mrs. Sarah
Adams as president.
The post at Hardwick have a campfire
with literary exercises Saturday evening,
January S.
Burnside Post, 6 A. r., of Greensboro
Bend, of whose members several reside in
Stannard, will hold Il camp fire at the hall
in Stannard
elected as follows AT Chester, ID. W.
Davis : West Burke, +. l.. Carr: Brad
ford, II. &. Day Calais, Earl W Bliss
Wilmington II. f. Barber Franklin, Ii.
| w. Pratt
John II. Humphrey, past commander OF
William G. Tracy post at Windsor, has
been appointed assistant inspector general
for the department of Vermont.
The following delegates q. A. r. have
been elected to the department encamp
ment South Londonderry, ID. b. God
dard Chester, A. ID. l.. Herrick ; West
Burke, Freeman Hyde Bradford, JOIN
G.. Stearns Calais, H. b. Wheeler vii
| mlngtOn, T.. W. Russell w OlcOtt, IL. ID
Luce Franklin, w. b. Dooln.
The legislature at its recent session pro
vided that the State should furnish eacf
Grand Army post the history of Vernon
in the civil war
Pensions have recently been granted t.
Nermonters as follows James Butterfly
Rutland, S2i month and Sl240 arrears
John Barton, jr.. North Calais, 81 a monti
and 1919 arrears Susan H. Chadwick
Woodstock, SIP Il month and S2l15 arrears
Frederick Durant, East COrinth. IS
month and SllOU arrears; Mark Andrus
North Craftsbury, 81 month and 500 ar
rears Ira johnson, Waterbury, an in
crease from SPA to $50 IA month Orion {
Turner Waterbury, AN increase from ;
. to SO a month Ansel Foster, Groton, a
, increase from - to Sl2 a month Patrc
| Gleason, Waterbury, an increase from :
to s24 month and $40 arrears Alder
: Northrop, Tunbrdge, an increase iron
' SIP to SIG a month Dexter j. Marbl,
GouldSvil.e, an increase from S24 to $50
\ month Stephen Davis, West Topshan
t II month and $3.50 arrears Scymou
Prim, st. Albaus, increase from - To 81
:. month William b. Page, North Hyd
f Park, increase from 50 to $40 month
q James Donahue, Middlebury, increas
f from 81 to s. a month Reuben a. Evart
y st. Adams increase from 81 to 81 month
Y William Bailey, Milton, increase from
2 to so IA month Alonzo +. Baker, Blu
lington, increase from 81 to 81 a month
James q. Powers South Woodstock, II
crease from 81 to 81 Il month.